Subject Area: Colonization, Social Studies Grade Level: 4 Text Connection: Life in a Colonial Town by Sally Senzell Isaacs, Heinemann, 2000, ISBN# 978-1-58810-297-3
Procedure: Read the book together, taking time to talk about what life was like long ago. What did the colonists face when they came to the New World? Different groups of people faced different problems (eg. European colonists, African slaves). Ask questions throughout the process to be sure that the student understands the concepts. Point out illustrations, timeline and captions. When you are finished reading the book, have student work on crossword puzzle. See how much of the puzzle can be done without the wordbank. Then use the wordbank to complete the remainder of the puzzle. Check answers with the solutions puzzle. Choose a vocabulary activity to reinforce meaning.
Reading A-Z resources:
Colonial Life Level L
Meeting Father in Plymouth Level O
Brain Pop Jr. resources:
George Washington
Additional resources: Kids in Colonial Times by Lisa Wroble, Newbridge Educational Publishing, 1997, ISBN# 978-1-58273-641-9
Title: Colonial Life
Subject Area: Colonization, Social Studies
Grade Level: 4
Text Connection:
Life in a Colonial Town by Sally Senzell Isaacs, Heinemann, 2000, ISBN# 978-1-58810-297-3
Vocabulary: Colonial Life Vocabulary Cards
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Activity: Colonial Life Crossword Puzzle
Materials: colonial life crossword puzzle, workbank and solutions page
Procedure: Read the book together, taking time to talk about what life was like long ago. What did the colonists face when they came to the New World? Different groups of people faced different problems (eg. European colonists, African slaves). Ask questions throughout the process to be sure that the student understands the concepts. Point out illustrations, timeline and captions. When you are finished reading the book, have student work on crossword puzzle. See how much of the puzzle can be done without the wordbank. Then use the wordbank to complete the remainder of the puzzle. Check answers with the solutions puzzle. Choose a vocabulary activity to reinforce meaning.
Reading A-Z resources:
Colonial Life Level L
Meeting Father in Plymouth Level O
Brain Pop Jr. resources:
George Washington
Additional resources:
Kids in Colonial Times by Lisa Wroble, Newbridge Educational Publishing, 1997, ISBN# 978-1-58273-641-9